Fees Payable

A Building Warrant fee must be paid when the application is submitted.

The fee for a particular application is based on the estimated value of the works to be carried out. The estimated value of works may be based either on builders' estimates/quotations or on cost figures published by recognised bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. No reductions are allowed for DIY elements of the work.

Please note a separate table of fees is applicable for applications made before the 1st May 2005 and also for other Services including copies of related documentation.

Fees for Applications as of 1st May 2005

Use the Fee Calculator on the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers website to calculate the fee required for your application, or use the Fee Table below.

Download your own fee table (pdf 69.0 KB)

The fee may be subject to an additional late fee, discount, refund or even be exempt depending on the circumstances.

1. Application for Building Warrant
Value of Works (£)	Warrant Fee (£)	Value of Works	Warrant Fee (£)
0 - 5,000	100	5,001 - 5,500	115
5,501 - 6,000	130	6,001 - 6,500	145
6,501 - 7,000	160	7,001 - 7,500	175
7,501 - 8,000	190	8,001 - 8,500	205
8,501 - 9,000	220	9,001 - 9,500	235
9,501 - 10,000	250	10,001 - 11,000	265
11,001 - 12,000	280	12,001 - 13,000	295
13,001 - 14,000	310	14,001 - 15,000	325
15,001 - 16,000	340	16,001 - 17,000	355
17,001 - 18,000	370	18,001 - 19,000	385
19,001 - 20,000	400	20,001 - 30,000	460
30,001 - 40,000	520	40,001 - 50,000	580
50,001 - 60,000	640	60,001 - 70,000	700
70,001 - 80,000	760	80,001 - 90,000	820
90,001 - 100,000	880	100,001 - 120,000	980
120,001 - 140,000	1080	140,001 - 160,000	1180
160,001 - 180,000	1280	180,001 - 200,000	1380
200,001 - 220,000	1480	220,001 - 240,000	1580
240,001 - 260,000	1680	260,001 - 280,000	1780
280,001 - 300,000	1880	300,001 - 320,000	1980
320,001 - 340,000	2080	340,001 - 360,000	2180
360,001 - 380,000	2280	380,001 - 400,000	2380
400,001 - 420,000	2480	420,001 - 440,000	2580
440,001 - 460,000	2680	460,001 - 480,000	2780
480,001 -500,000	2880	500,001 - 550,000	3055
550,001 - 600,000	3230	600,001 - 650,000	3405
650,001 - 700,000	3580	700,001 - 750,000	3755
750,001 - 800,000	3930	800,001 - 850,000	4105
850,001 - 900,000	4280	900,001 - 950,000	4455
950,001 - 1,000,000	4630	And for every 100,000 or part thereof	Add 250

2. Application for Building Warrant for conversion only, that is without any building work.	£100
3. Application for demolition only, that is where there are no immediate plans for rebuilding.	£100
4. Application for amendment of Building Warrant:	£50
a) where the new total estimated value is less than the original, or is an increase of no more than £5,000.	£50
b) where the new total estimated value increases by more than £5,000.	The amount for a Building Warrant of the same value. That is, if the increase is £20,000, the fee will be £400.
5. Application for an amendment to Building Warrant for demolition or conversion.	£50
6. Application to extend the period of validity of a Building Warrant.	£50
7. Where a late application for Building Warrant is made, or a Completion Certificate is submitted and there was no Building Warrant obtained when there should have been, the fee is increased by 25%. The additional fee covers the increased difficulty a Council will have in establishing whether work that is already underway or completed complies with the plans, specifications and other information provided. A Council will require to inspect the work and disruptive surveys may be needed to establish what has been constructed. The resulting fees are detailed in the table above and as follows:
7.1 Application for late Building Warrant, i.e. where work is already started:
a) application for a Building Warrant for the construction of a building or the provision of services, fittings and equipment in connection with a building (whether or not combined with an application for demolition).	125% of the fee in table of fees above.
b) application for Building Warrant for demolition only.	£125
7.2 Submission of a Completion Certificate where no Building Warrant was obtained for:
a) the construction of a building or the provision of services, fittings or equipment (whether or not combined with an application for conversion or for Building Warrant for demolition).	The same as for a late application of the same value of works, that is 125% of the fee in table of fees above.
b) application for demolition only, or for conversion only.	£125
8. Discounts A Building Warrant fee is discounted when a Building Warrant application is registered, where Certificates from Approved Certifiers of Design are presented. Where one or more such Certificates are presented with a Building Warrant application, by – 10% for each Certificate that covers the whole of any section of the functional standards, and 1% for each Certificate covering a single item in any such section, up to a maximum of 5% for any one section; all subject to a maximum discount of 60% of the warrant fee. Note that the discounts apply where a late application for Building Warrant is made. The discount is applied to the whole fee. Discounts also apply to the stages in a staged warrant where the discount is on the fee for the amendment of a Building Warrant (which in staged warrants should take account of the increased value of the work).
9. Refunds A refund of the original Building Warrant fee (before any discounting) is made where one or more Certificates from an Approved Certifier of Construction are presented, as below: where one or more such Certificates are submitted with a Completion Certificate, by - 1% for each Certificate covering a defined trade or installation, up to a maximum of 20%, but subject to a minimum refund of £20. Note that a refund is only made where a Council has been informed in writing of the intention to use the approved Certifier of Construction in relation to any Certificate. This precludes refunds where a late submission of Completion Certificate is made. However, a Certificate from an Approved Certifier of Design may accompany a submission of a Completion Certificate without Building Warrant, and a discount of the fee is allowed for as described above.
10. Fee Exemption for Disabled Persons The Fee Regulations state that no fee shall be payable where the purpose of the work to which the application relates is to alter or extend a dwelling so that it is made suitable as a dwelling for a disabled person The fee is set at zero for works to alter or extend the existing dwelling occupied by a disabled person provided the works are solely for the benefit of the disabled person. The relief therefore is not for disabled people in general, it relates specifically to works to provide facilities for disabled people as defined in the building standards. “Disabled person" means a person with a physical, hearing or sight impairment, which affects that person's mobility or use of buildings.

Fees for Applications Prior to 1st May 2005

Download your own fee table (pdf 51.6 KB)

1. Application for Building Warrant
Value of Works (£)	Warrant Fee (£)	Value of Works	Warrant Fee (£)
0 - 3,000	70	3,001 - 3,500	82
3,501 - 4,000	94	4,001 - 4,500	106
4,501 - 5,000	118	5,001 - 5,500	130
5,501 - 6,000	142	6,001 - 6,500	154
6,501 - 7,000	166	7,001 - 7,500	178
7,501 - 8,000	190	8,001 - 8,500	202
8,501 - 9,000	214	9,001 - 9,500	226
9,501 - 10,000	238	10,001 - 11,000	252
11,001 - 12,000	266	12,001 - 13,000	280
13,001 - 14,000	294	14,001 - 15,000	308
15,001 - 16,000	322	16,001 - 17,000	336
17,001 - 18,000	350	18,001 - 19,000	364
19,001 - 20,000	378	20,001 - 25,000	406
25,001 - 30,000	434	30,001 - 35,000	462
35,001 - 40,000	490	40,001 - 45,000	518
45,001 - 50,000	546	50,001 - 55,000	574
55,001 - 60,000	602	60,001 - 65,000	630
65,001 - 70,000	658	70,001 - 75,000	686
75,001 - 85,000	714	80,001 - 85,000	742
85,001 - 90,000	770	90,001 - 95,000	798
95,001 - 100,000	826	100,001 - 150,000	1031
150,001 - 200,000	1236	200,001 - 250,000	1441
250,001 - 300,000	1646	300,001 - 350,000	1851
350,001 - 400,000	2056	400,001 - 450,000	2261
450,001 -500,000	2466	500,001 - 600,000	2741
600,001 - 700,000	3016	700,001 - 800,000	3291
800,001 - 900,000	3566	900,001 - 1,000,000	3841
1,000,001 - 1,200,000	4251	1,200,001 - 1,400,000	4661
1,400,001 - 1,600,000	5071	1,600,001 - 1,800,000	5481
1,800,001 - 2,000,000	5891	And for every 200,000 or part thereof	Add 410

2. Application for Warrant Change of Use only.	£30
3. Application for Amendment of Warrant:
a) for additional operations where the estimated cost of these falls within table-fees in accordance with table above.	See table above
b) where no additional operations are involved.	£30
4. Application for Extension of a Period of a Warrant	£30

No fee shall be charged if the operations consist solely of the alteration or extension of a building to provide facilities (including in particular means of access to and within the building) to secure the health, safety, welfare or convenience of disabled people who will frequent, or, in the case of a building of purpose group 1 specified in Schedule 3 of the Building Scotland Regulations, who inhabit, or are about to inhabit the building.

The estimated cost should not include any amount in respect of value added tax in relation to the carrying our of work to which the estimate relates.

Charges/Fees for Other Services

List of charges/fees relating to other Services provided by the Building Standards Service.

Table of Charges/Fees (pdf 63.3 KB)

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